GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| shambles | a meat market |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |